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Sunday, 3 January 2010

Unforgettable

Sometimes a day arrives which is simply perfect. Too beautiful for words. This was one of those days. Another substantial fall of snow overnight meant that there is now more than 2 feet of snow on the ground (over 60cm). I got up, took one look outside, and armed myself with my new coat and scarf, put on my boots and ventured out along the old railway line. No dogs with me, as their legs are simply too short to cope with this much snow.

It came over my boots too but who cares. The sun was slowly coming over the horizon, and undescribable beauty was all around me. I had my camera of course but I also impressed on my subconscious mind that I HAD to remember this!

There was silence all around me but after about 20 minutes I kept hearing a rhythmic sound and after a while it slowly dawned on me that it was my beating heart! No wonder I felt so alive. As far as my eye could see, was virginal snow. I was the first and only human being there and I stood still for for a long time and simply drank it all in. It was too much for words and I was in tears!

They froze, of course, and I also had to start moving in order not to suffer frostbite. When I came back I could not resist some snowballs but don't worry, this one was not thrown as John had my camera in his hand! Note the scarf that was knitted for me by Lenna as a Christmas gift. It's very warm and lovely, like a long distance hug!

I do hope you're not fed up with the snow pictures as there is more to come, both pictures and actual snow! And I'm so loving it!!!

i am not fed up with your snow pictures, Frieda! That collage you made of your recent winter shots is one of the most beautiful i've seen. And you look beautiful and happy in your coat & scarf : ) throwing snowballs. Bring it on! I love your art and/OR your photos of the world around you, all gorgeous and inspiring. xo lenna

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I am an award winning artist mainly working in textiles and mixed media, whose work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally,and has won many prizes including winning the Scottish Quilt Championship in 1998, the European Quilt Championship in 2006 and the British Quilt and Stitch Village in 2015. My work has also won prizes for hand workmanship, computer design, art quilting and embellishment. I entered the world of mixed media around 2004 and my Artist Trading Card (ATC) Enduring, Unending won Best of Show in the House of Cards exhibition, Columbus, Ohio, 2005. I love art journalling and at the moment I'm an monthly Guest Designer for Stencilgirl Products. My art has been published in a wide variety of magazines and books both here in the U.K. and abroad.I love photography and have uploaded a daily picture to the Blipfoto site for the last 6.5 years. In 2012 I completed my self set task of making one Journal Quilt every week in the 52 Journals Project and they were exhibited in a very successful show in Peebles in 2014. I'm a full-time studio artist.

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